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Put these ingredients together, and add one ounce of alcohol; then warm and shake the composition until its constituents are in a complete state of amalgamation. (Get the medicine and keep it in the house.)

DIRECTIONS.-Bathe under and behind the ear, under the jaw, on the cheek over the aching teeth, and put a piece of cotton, saturated thoroughly with the liquid, into the ear; change this frequently, continue to bathe as directed, and relief will almost immediately follow.

Pain in the Neck of Housekeepers.

There is a wonderful network of glands, batteries, and lifeconductors, or nerves, in the back parts and at the sides of your neck, which are disturbed by clogging matters whenever you. have over-exercised about the house. The true remedy consists in bathing your neck and back-head thoroughly every morning, in pure cold water; to be followed by self-manipulations and gymnastic exercises. Squeeze your throat whenever it is threatened with soreness, and gargle with red-pepper. Chew a few chamomile flowers before breakfast.

Remedy for Pain in the Joints.

The causes of such pains and lameness are entirely "too numerous to mention." We will tell you how to remove every pain and ache, which originates from rheumatic and negative conditions in the joints, or from a sudden sprain and local tension of the tendons near a socket. Make a powerful decoction of burnt coffee, say half a pint; to which add four ounces of chloroform, and one ounce of cajaput oil. This magnetic wash should be kept tightly bottled, and used very sparingly; a few drops at a time on the parts affected, to be followed immediately with manipulations for ten or fifteen minutes.

Sciatica Neuralgia.

This is a disease of the sacro-sciatic nerve.

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ness, and special symptoms, may exist independently of other nervous derangements. We have examined numerous cases of this kind, but never have found what some physicians term an inflam mation of the nerve; although, in many instances, the neurilemma (or nerve-sheet,) has been considerably enlarged by an excess of fibril heat. The nerve-pain is principally owing to a sort of strangulation of the nerve itself. The life-principles of health and vigor cannot freely circulate through their appropriate conductors. Sciatic pain, or rheumatic neuralgia, is a common effect from such conditions. There is no quicker or shorter road to take to reach healthy conditions, than that of handfriction and magnetization. The parts need to be rubbed vigorously, and then manipulated, every day. When the pain is severe, apply a poultice of burnt salt and baking soda-one teaspoonful of the latter to four table-spoonfuls of salt-mixed in a sufficient quantity of common meal.

Pain Between the Shoulders.

Your excruciating shoulder-pain is caused by a derangement of the hepatic functions. The pneumogastric nerves report your liver disturbances in the shape of pain, and a fatiguing ache on the right shoulder, near the neck. The nerves of the head sympathize and throb with the confusion of sensations in the system.

REMEDY.-Adopt the Will-cure at once. Straighten the body, and breathe deeply several times in the fresh air before breakfast, which should consist only of one boiled egg and a piece of stale bread. Not more than one cup of any warm drink. Practice throwing your arms backward, and, meantime, give your shoulders a variety of sidewise and churning motions

Indigestion is the main cause of the whole disturbance. Let some good friend pound and pommel you about the waist before going to bed.

Pain in the Right Side.

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As a general remedy for right-side pains, we recommend a thorough manipulation of the left to the hips, so as to affect the heart, stomach, and intestines. being invigorated and surcharged with functional activities, will send aid and health to the suffering on the opposite side. This is the best method, often, when one side is healthy and the other diseased. Surcharge the healthiest parts, and they will naturally magnetize their disabled neighbors in the visceral cavity.

Sudden Pain in the Breast.

This peculiar pain is caused by a sudden compression of small vessels, accompanied with the generation and confinement of air in the cellular tissues, all which indicates a weakness in your general system. The best treatment for immediate relief is a thorough steam-bath; keep up the sweating for many hours, by means of hot bottles, &c., and the use of crawley tea. Wear a very warm garment or bandage of lamb's skin next to your body in winter. Frequent sweating will aid you; always avoiding sudden changes and exercise in the house when you cannot go out.

Deficient in the Cords of the Leg.

A mother states that her daughter, ten years of age, is defi cient in the cords of one leg. The muscle is not fully developed, the foot turns in a little, and there is every indication that the tendons, toward the extremities of the muscles of the limb, are deficient and nearly useless.

REMEDY. It should be remembered that the muscles and tendons are like so many ropes and cords, by which parts of the body are changed or kept in proper position; and, further, that every muscle is compounded of many fibers, very delicate in material and structure, which are fed by the brain-life through the nervous system. The true remedy for a deficient muscle, therefore, is to be found in the brain of its possessor. Tell the patient, then, to fix the mind on the parts which are to be restored, and next, to throw a volume of WILL into the cords of the weak and trembling limb. Take each step with great and firm resolution, and stop walking the moment the resolution is weakened. To strengthen the general system, and to prevent spasms, we prescribe a bowl of wild cherry tree bark tea, for a few weeks, to be drank between Mondays and Wednesdays.

Hot Head and Feverish.

A friend writes: "My head is hot and feverish most of the time; my stomach is very much out of order; also my liver and kidneys are somewhat affected; in fact, I am diseased all over." REMEDY.-Use the Will-power, as heretofore described; correct your daily habits of eating; and take the following "rough and ready" remedy: Two gallons of old cider; add half a pound of rusty nails, and half an ounce of rhubarb-root. Let this preparation tincture for one week. DOSE.-Take one wine-glassful immediately on rising in the morning. Add one more gallon of cider in a few days. Eat plenty of stewed apples and bread for breakfast; no meat until dinner; never drink anything intoxicating.

Remedy for "Lock-jaw."

The terrors of tetanus may be dissipated by a strong, steady. nerved magnetizer. The disease is not necessarily dangerous

It may be controlled by magnetizing the feet into a perspira. tion, and by administering the homeopathic preparation of Aconite and Belladonna alternated, or Mezereum and Merci. urius, thirty minutes apart, for six hours. There are several methods of relaxing the contracted fibers, but we would place magnetic treatment before all the rest.

Remedy for a Stiff Ankle.

A patient writes an account of his stiff ankle, which has been disabled and troublesome for about three years. There is a hard swelling on the outside of the joint, as large as a hen's egg; and a kind of puff swelling on the inside; with much pain. and wasting away of the limb. REMEDY.-Adopt the system of diet recommended for patients afflicted with itch or erysipelas. Frequently lay the hands on the parts affected, thus open the pores of the skin to let the disease escape, and keep up the operations every day until the swellings disappear. Apply nothing else during the day-time. Every night put your foot into essence of peppermint and sweet oil, bathe the swellings thoroughly, and then envelop the parts in cat's or woodchuck's fur. Use the entire skin with the fur next to the ankle.

Membranous Rheumatism.

There is a neuralgic disease of the membrane about the bones. This affection is known by exquisite sensitiveness of the limbs and joints, with occasional pain of the severest kind, but with little or no swelling of the parts and joints so suffering. REMEDY.-Take as much bodily exercise as possible with out incurring excessive fatigue, and this every day. After such a walk, or (which is far better,) work out in the sun until quite warmed up, cover the affected parts with a preparation of soap, cayenne pepper, lobelia, and camphor. Thus: One pound of

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